The X server, which has been with us for so long in Unix environments, has interesting alternatives such as Wayland . For those unfamiliar with the project, Wayland is a graphics server/library protocol that aims to replace the old and complex X server to function better in modern desktop environments, as it is a modern implementation compared to X, much like the ailing Mir was intended to be. It runs on GNU/Linux distributions and is already working on some distros, as you may have noticed…
Well, now Jonas Ã…dahl , one of the project's developers, has announced the release of Wayland 1.16. While not a major update, it does include some minor improvements over the previous version. This represents another step forward in the development of this collection of protocols (both stable and unstable) that aims to become the de facto standard for modern GNU/Linux systems and finally replace X.
Now, in Wayland 1.16, we'll find an updated version of the unstable text protocol, improvements to the stable XDG-Shell protocol, changes to XDG-Output, and a few other enhancements. As I mentioned, the improvements aren't numerous or as groundbreaking as some might expect, but they are always welcome and will contribute to a smoother experience with the graphical environments that support it, such as KDE Plasma, GNOME, and others.
By the way, if you didn't know, Wayland can be compatible with apps written specifically to run on X; that's what xwayland was created for . In other words, it's similar to how apps written for X-Window System-based environments run on Apple's native macOS graphical system.
For more information, you can visit the Freedesktop website , where you will find everything you need to know about the project.